Picture it: You're dating a man who's articulate enough, but in the past couple of days he's been especially witty. Has he been hiding his verbal prowess from you? Why has he suddenly upped his linguistic game? According to a recent study, it may have less to do with him than with you, your menstrual cycle specifically.

Though it is unclear what the motivation is behind this subconscious change in speech patterns, Dr. Kaschak has some ideas. One is that men may use varied sentence structures in order to stand out to a woman. "Being creative is a way of showing one's mental acumen," Kaschak told The Conversation. "Non-aligning sentence structures may be used as a way of showing creativity or non-conformity so that you can stand out a bit."

So, are you more attracted to a man who can mix up his syntax? Let us know if you have any linguistic turn-ons.